World Music - CD Reviews (427)
The greatest thing about this release is that a percentage of its profits will be donated to "New York Cares," the non-profit organization of NYC and this "toujours evei…
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Babatunde Olatunji never dies. His music is vibrantly alive as his spirit! The sounds of his drumming still echo and haunt the nights of his original Nigeria. This is de…
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New England guitarist extraordinaire Ron Murray dazzles your ears with his new album Romanza. Picking up his first classical guitar at 14, Murra…
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Are you looking for some music to melt away the stress of the day, the kind that will have you singing just like that morning dove outside your window? I have just the t…
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Anders Holst, a Swedish singer, makes this a standout collection of world music with jazz motifs that will linger in the jazz listener's mind. Tenor saxophonist Gerald A…
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Bass and lead never had so much exuberance and excitement associated with each other as in Telarc Records’ 2005 release of Ernest Ranglin’s "Surfin,’" a Jamaican gem ent…
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Jack DeJohnette joins the league of artist-run labels & starts out releasing a couple of discs most "major labels" would likely deem a tad "risky." [Their loss, I say.] …
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Acclaimed Isreali saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Anat Cohen showcases a versatile interpretation of musical cultures in the debut album, "Place & Time."The…
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Oliver Mtukudzi represents all that is right in Zimbabwe. In all honestly I had no idea what he and his group, The Black Spirits were saying as I do not understand the …
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After decades of international success as a jazz musician, Hugh Masekela found that he could go home again to South Africa. Leaving his homeland after the South Afri…
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One of the best new releases I have heard in a long time! Babatunde's Suite Unseen is a masterful expression of talent and passion. Not only is Babatunde a brilliant drumme…
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Shannon Harris' debut CD aspires to marry Urban, Afrikan, Gospel and World music in a very 'live' presentation with The New World Reveal-A-Solution Melding vocals…
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Experimental World Music can’t really be defined as a "style", but that is exactly what Roland Chadwick appears to be excelling at these days. His compositions usually have…
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Shannon Harris' debut CD aspires to marry Urban, Afrikan, Gospel and World music in a very 'live' presentation with The New World Reveal-A-SolutionMelding vocals,…
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Shannon Harris' debut CD aspires to marry Urban, Afrikan, Gospel and World music in a very 'live' presentation with The New World Reveal-A-SolutionMelding vocals,…
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Artyom Yakushenko (electric violin) and Yuri Matveyez (electric guitar) are literally the Two Siberians. The talented gents hail from the vast and ruggedly beautiful land o…
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Grace sustains the music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, strength undiminished in the face of oppression and belief unshaken by he continuing presence of hardship. Ladysmith Bl…
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World music influences with jazz motifs make OUT OF NOWHERE a most unique entry in the world of contemporary jazz expression. Featuring the virtuosic electric-string duo of…
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Born and reared in California, Akira Tana has developed into one of the foremost drum performers in modern jazz. An active clinician and teacher, he is one of the most inve…
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"Soul of Many Moods" or "Jack" is hitting audiences with a CD that last nearly seven minutes.The first part is interpreted by singer Linda Felder with a beautiful…
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